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Edco Handwriting with Mrs Murphy offers schools ultimate choice in how they introduce and teach handwriting. Designed around two pathways, the programme facilitates both pre-cursive and cursive handwriting from Junior Infants. It is also designed to allow for a successful transition from pre-cursive to cursive at both Books C and D.
You will see this icon in the book. This is what it means:
It offers an enjoyable graded writing experience for children, enabling them to progress from patterns, to letters, to words, and onwards to fluent, legible handwriting. Pre-cursive:
Letters with tails
A B C D
Cursive
A B C D E F
Comes with a FREE practice copy
Keep this flap open to help you get ready to write.
Comes with a FREE downloadable practice booklet to aid the progression from pre-cursive to cursive writing.
Trace or write with a pencil
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introduces letters in letter families (e.g. C, O, Q, G...), starting with all lower-case letters in Book A and all upper-case letters in Book B revises letters, practises sentence writing, and introduces writing for different genres in Book C is scaffolded to offer support and progression within and between class levels is written by Breda Courtney Murphy, a highly experienced teacher and handwriting expert, with over 35 years classroom experience builds fine motor skills by providing digitally led activities and warm-up suggestions features a pull-out flap to prompt correct handwriting set-up supports letter formation through clear visuals, animated letter formation videos and interactive practice activities is phonetically prepared and includes CVC words, word families and vowel diagraphs includes revision and assessment pages features self-assessment on milestone pages encompasses free-writing activities provides teacher supports for planning, teaching and assessing handwriting.
All books are supported by a comprehensive package of digital resources which can be accessed via the ebook on www.edcolearning.ie. For further information, see www.edcohandwriting.ie. ISBN 978-1-84536-976-7
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Handwriting Pre-Cursive C
Introduction Patterns Letters Cc Letters Oo Letters Qq Letters Gg Revision/Assessment Rhyme Letters Ll Letters Ff Letters Ee Letters Tt Letters Ii Letters Jj Revision/Assessment Jokes Letters Hh Letters Kk Letters Nn Letters Mm Revision/Assessment Letters Pp Letters Bb Letters Rr Letters Dd Letters Uu Revision/Assessment Letters Aa Letters Vv Letters Ww Letters Yy
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Contents 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
Letters Xx Letters Ss Letters Zz Revision/Assessment Rhyme Laethanta Colours Joke Days Aimsir Numbers Advertisements Rabbits Invitation Revision/Assessment Jokes Tongue Twister Poster Poster Red deer Months Seasons Tongue twister Assessment Book review All about me Free writing Free writing Free writing Free writing
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Handwriting Edco Handwriting with Mrs Murphy offers schools ultimate choice in how they introduce and teach handwriting. Designed around two pathways, the programme facilitates both pre-cursive and cursive handwriting from Junior Infants. It is also designed to allow for a successful transition from pre-cursive to cursive at both Books C and D. It offers an enjoyable graded writing experience for children, enabling them to progress from patterns, to letters, to words, and onwards to fluent, legible handwriting. The Edco Handwriting with Mrs Murphy programme:
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introduces letters in letter families (e.g. c, o, a …)
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introduces all lower-case letters at Book A in the Pre-cursive pathway, and separate cursive letters in the Cursive pathway
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introduces all upper-case letters at Book B in the Pre-cursive pathway, and separate cursive letters in the Cursive pathway, as well as practice of lower-case letters at this class level
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revises lower-case and upper-case letters, and practises sentence writing and writing for different genres at Book C in both pathways
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is carefully scaffolded to offer support and progression within and between class levels
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allows teachers to follow both pathways straight through, but also to join the Cursive pathway from Pre-cursive at Books C or D (a FREE downloadable practice booklet is available to support the transition)
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is written by Breda Courtney Murphy, a highly experienced teacher and handwriting expert, with over 35 years classroom experience
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builds fine motor skills by providing digitally led activities and warm-up suggestions
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features a useful pull-out flap to prompt correct handwriting set-up
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supports letter formation through clear visuals, animated letter formation videos and interactive practice activities
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is phonetically prepared and includes CVC words, word families and vowel diagraphs
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includes revision and assessment pages in each book
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features self-assessment on milestone pages to encourage children to take pride in their handwriting
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encompasses free-writing activities at the back of each book
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presents fun, engaging and age-appropriate activities
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supports cross-curricular learning in a variety of areas (e.g. Gaeilge and SESE) and is aligned to the Primary Language Curriculum
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provides teacher supports for planning, teaching and assessing handwriting.
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Starts with a pre-writing patterns section to develop fine motor skills
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Uses embedded digital icons to link to the digital resources
Handwriting Pre-Cursive C
Revises all lower-case and upper-case letters
Includes practice of sentence writing
Provides frequent revision and assessment opportunities
Uses a child-friendly approach to self-assessment
Includes appropriate phonics-based activities Provides a range of fun and creative activities
Provides opportunities for free writing
Includes a pull-out flap with steps to prepare for writing, including posture, pencil grip and paper position, which children can keep open for a quick reference
Allows children to write in different genres, including rhymes, posters and invitations
Digital Resources
You can access all resources via the ebook on www.edcolearning.ie. For further information, see www.edcohandwriting.ie › Handwriting set-up video and song (posture, pencil grip and page position) › Warm-up videos to help develop fine motor skills › Pre-writing animations and pattern practice interactive activities › Letter formation animations (full alphabet, lower case and upper case) › Interactive practice activities › Printables, including extra practice worksheets, rainbow letter templates and reference cards.
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Patterns
Trace and continue the pattern to the end of the line
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Trace and continue the pattern to the end of the line
Patterns
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Letters
Trace and write
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C letter formation interactive activity
c letter formation interactive activity
Tick your best sentence
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Trace and write
O letter formation interactive activity
o letter formation interactive activity
Letters
Tick your best sentence
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Letters
Trace and write
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Q letter formation interactive activity
q letter formation interactive activity
Tick your best sentence
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Trace and write
G letter formation interactive activity
g letter formation interactive activity
Letters
Tick your best sentence
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Revision/ Assessment
Trace and write
Write words that end in -ook, -oot
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Trace
Rhyme
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Letters
Trace and write
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L letter formation interactive activity
l letter formation interactive activity
Tick your best sentence
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Trace and write
F letter formation interactive activity
f letter formation interactive activity
Letters
Tick your best sentence
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Letters
Trace and write
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E letter formation interactive activity
e letter formation interactive activity
Tick your best sentence
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Trace and write
T letter formation interactive activity
t letter formation interactive activity
Letters
Tick your best sentence
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Letters
Trace and write
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I letter formation interactive activity
i letter formation interactive activity
Tick your best sentence
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Trace and write
J letter formation interactive activity
j letter formation interactive activity
Letters
Tick your best sentence
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Revision/ Assessment
Trace and write
Write words that end in -ent, -est
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Trace and write
Jokes
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Letters
Trace and write
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H letter formation interactive activity
h letter formation interactive activity
Tick your best sentence
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Trace and write
K letter formation interactive activity
k letter formation interactive activity
Letters
Tick your best sentence
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Letters
Trace and write
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N letter formation interactive activity
n letter formation interactive activity
Tick your best sentence
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Trace and write
M letter formation interactive activity
m letter formation interactive activity
Letters
Tick your best sentence
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Revision/ Assessment
Trace and write
Write words that end in -ock, -ick
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Trace and write
P letter formation interactive activity
p letter formation interactive activity
Letters
Tick your best sentence
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Letters
Trace and write
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B letter formation interactive activity
b letter formation interactive activity
Tick your best sentence
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Trace and write
R letter formation interactive activity
r letter formation interactive activity
Letters
Tick your best sentence
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Letters
Trace and write
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D letter formation interactive activity
d letter formation interactive activity
Tick your best sentence
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Trace and write
U letter formation interactive activity
u letter formation interactive activity
Letters
Tick your best sentence
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Revision/ Assessment
Trace and write
Write words that end in -ack, -and
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Trace and write
A letter formation interactive activity
a letter formation interactive activity
Letters
Tick your best sentence
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Letters
Trace and write
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V letter formation interactive activity
v letter formation interactive activity
Tick your best sentence
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Trace and write
W letter formation interactive activity
w letter formation interactive activity
Letters
Tick your best sentence
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Letters
Trace and write
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Y letter formation interactive activity
y letter formation interactive activity
Tick your best sentence
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Trace and write
X letter formation interactive activity
x letter formation interactive activity
Letters
Tick your best sentence
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Letters
Trace and write
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S letter formation interactive activity
s letter formation interactive activity
Tick your best sentence
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Trace and write
Z letter formation interactive activity
z letter formation interactive activity
Letters
Tick your best sentence
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Revision/ Assessment
Trace and write
Write words that end in -all, -ing
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Trace
Rhyme
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Laethanta
Trace and write
An Luan An Lu an
An Mháirt
An Chéadaoin
An Déardaoin
An Aoine
An Satharn
An Domhnach
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Trace and write
Colours
Tick your best sentence
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Joke
Trace and write
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Trace and write
Saturday
Wednesday
Monday
Days
Friday
Tuesday Thursday
Sunday
Monda
y
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Aimsir
Trace and write
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Trace and write
Numbers
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Advertisements
Trace the advertisement
110 083 617 279 Copy the advertisement
Draw the picture
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Trace and write
Rabbits
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Invitation
Write an invitation for a birthday party
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Write the items needed for a birthday party
Revision/ Assessment
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Jokes
Trace and write
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Trace and write
Tongue twister
Tick your best sentence
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Poster
Trace the circus poster
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Copy the circus poster
Poster
Draw the picture
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Red deer
Trace and write
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Months
Trace and write
April
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Tick your best word
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Seasons
Trace and write
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Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Tick your best sentence
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Trace and write
Tongue twister
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Assessment
Write a list
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Book review
Write
Draw the cover
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Draw your favourite character
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All about me
Trace and write
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Free writing
Write your own story. Use the words in the word box.
boy cards
girl teddy
hospital excited
happy crying
presents sleeping
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Free writing
Write your own story. Use the words in the word box.
team whistle
score goal
cheer fans
fun winner
referee medal
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Free writing
Write your own story. Use the words in the word box.
farmer foal
animals chicks
lambs feed
piglets grass
puppy calf
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Free writing
Write your own story. Use the words in the word box.
sand shells
sea picnic
waves swim
bucket ice cream
spade seagulls
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